Table 2 Baseline demographics of subjects involved in the study
Characteristics | N (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Asthma patients | Controls | ||
Total | 263 | 150 | |
Age (year) | |||
< 6 | 54(20.53) | 33(22.00) | 0.725 |
≥ 6 | 209(79.47) | 117(78.00) | |
Gender | |||
Boys | 188(71.48) | 97(64.67) | 0.150 |
Girls | 75(28.52) | 53(35.33) | |
Smoking exposure | |||
Yes | 154(58.56) | 99(66.00) | 0.135 |
No | 109(41.44) | 51(34.00) | |
Allergies | |||
Yes | 172(65.40) | 0(0.00) | |
No | 91(34.60) | 150(100.00) | |
Family history of asthma | |||
Yes | 89(33.84) | 0(0.00) | |
No | 174(66.16) | 150(100.00) | |